I saw Scott Pilgrim again last night, and I liked it even more this time, as I could view it with an objective eye and pay attention to all the little details. It's really well constructed, and the pacing is perfect; there's never a slow moment or a point where you want to look at your watch. And I actually don't mind the Knives vs. Ramona fight at the end since Scott and Gideon keep on fighting, and the cheating revelation is part of Scott's earning the power of self-respect. As for Ramona, she does get in her "Let's both be girl" kick, so that's something, but I still wish she did more during the fight. But this time around, I really appreciated Mary Elizabeth Winstead's work as Ramona. She's really, really good, and she gives her more of the depth she has in the comics than I saw the first time around.
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I really appreciated Mary Elizabeth Winstead's work as Ramona
I very much did. Because it took me a while to realise that Ramona hadn't actually been written very interestingly, and I was just working off of Winstead's expressions. She gives good gaze.
I, on the other hand, did look at my watch. Especially when I was wondering when he was going to break up with Knives. I couldn't believe that lasted that long, and really sunk all hope of me caring about Scott.
I wrote a piece on Nicolas Roeg for HiLo.
I just watched Fast and Furious. Man, Michelle Rodriguez just can't catch a break, huh? It's a wonder she survived the first movie.
In between the parts where it was boring, the movie was indeed fast and furious.
I wrote a piece on Nicolas Roeg for HiLo.
Nice. Very nice.
I plan on watching The Last Unicorn at lunch. That is all.
"Oh, it's so nice to have someone to play with again!"
Just watched The Losers and I really, really wanted to love it, but I ended up being somewhat disappointed. I loved, loved, loved most of the losers (Pooch, Cougar, Jensen and Clay). Loved Aisha, but I absolutely hated the main villain. He was just too over the top and one dimensional, which I'm sure works well in the graphic novel, but it just didn't work for me in the movie.
I also saw Scott Pilgrim on Friday and loved it!
I just saw Eat Pray Love, or, as I call it Ouch My Diamond Shoes Are Too Tight In Many Charming Locales.
Feh.
Rayne, I agree with you on the villain in The Losers. I may have been biased by the io9 review before I saw it, but he didn't work for me.
I just saw Eat Pray Love
Why?